"All of the addiction centers have come together to try to encourage those who are connected to crime and connected to opiate addiction to change their lives," said Libertas Treatment Center Director Barbara Coniff.

Libertas is working on a pilot program with the Brown County Jail. It aims to help people suspected of a crime that involves opiate addiction.

"That incarcerated individual is asked to sign a release of information to have a conversation with a counselor about treatment," said Coniff.

Coniff says about 40 percent of those who accept treatment are able to stay clean.

The Brown County unit fighting heroin formed last year and includes police, counselors and community leaders.